How to Drop Your Dirty Bank

Want to divest from your fossil fuel & war-funding bank? There are sustainable, eco-friendly options, both local in Massachusetts and online! Changing where we keep our money is one of the most impactful things an individual can do to fight climate change, genocide, and war.

Below are banking options that experts have cited as good alternatives to dirty banks.

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Why Drop Your Dirty Bank?

95% of US banks are either neutral or actively harmful to our climate through their investments of your money. You can quickly find out if your bank funds climate change, genocide, or war here by entering your bank here: bank.green

Some of the worst offenders to avoid are:

  • Bank of America
  • JPMorgan Chase
  • Citi
  • Wells Fargo
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Morgan Stanley


Further Reading: How Banks Fund Climate Change

The following articles contain information about how Morgan Chase, Bank of America, and other major banks fund fossil fuels, refuse to divest from dangerous infrastructure, and are complicit in the climate emergency.

Top 6 U.S. Banks Financed Fossil Fuels with $1.8 trillion Since the Paris Agreement; Chase, Citi, & Bank of America Top the List Worldwide | Sierra Club

Banks Back Fossil Fuels With $6.9 Trillion

Fossil Banks No Thanks!

Big Banks Have Funded Climate Crisis With Nearly $7 Trillion Since Paris Agreement | Common Dreams

Banks financed fossil fuels by $6.9 trillion dollars since the Paris Agreement; $705 billion provided in 2023 alone; JP Morgan Chase, Mizuho, and Bank of America are worst 3 funders - Rainforest Action Network

Banks Pledged $869bn to Fossil Fuel Firms in 2024 | Earth.Org

Bank of America Pledged to Stop Financing Coal. Now It’s Backtracking. - The New York Times

Bank of America: Climate Delayer | GreenPortfolio

Climate Criminals – Brian Moynihan, president of Bank of America

Climate Criminals – Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase


Further Reading: How Banks Fund Genocide & War

The following articles contain information about major banks and other companies that profit off of the ongoing bombardment of Gaza, Palestine. Multiple war crimes have taken place in the Gaza Strip, including forced starvation and the demolition of hospitals. Israel continues to bombard the 2 million Gazan residents in its genocidal crusade against Palestinians.

At least 20 billion in American taxpayer dollars has been sent to the Israeli military; 300,000 tons of carbon emissions have been created by the bombardment of Gaza, as well as Israeli and US military shipments & aircraft mileage. (use this resource guide to learn more about how the Gaza Genocide and the climate crisis are interconnected)

Not My Tax Dollars

UN report lists companies complicit in Israel’s ‘genocide’: Who are they? | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera —> BDS Movement

ARMED BANKING AND ITS JOINT RESPONSIBILITY IN THE GAZA GENOCIDE

Which banks support Israel? | Ethical Consumer

Banks could be complicit in human rights violations in Gaza, UN report warns - The Banker

Companies Profiting from the Gaza Genocide | American Friends Service Committee

Report 66: «Armed banking and its joint responsibility in the gaza genocide. The financing of companies that manufacture arms used in the massacres against the Palestinian people

https://popularresistance.org/these-seven-banks-have-supplied-israels-genocide-in-gaza/

Citi: Banking on Genocide - Visualizing Palestine

UN Calls Out Google and Amazon for Abetting Gaza Genocide | Novara Media

UK banks 'complicit' in Palestinian oppression, rights group claims | Middle East Eye